Steven Thalheimer

After nearly 30 years in public education, half of those years as a teacher and half as a district administrator, I felt a calling to join Goshen College to prepare the next generation of educators. I began my career as a middle and high school English and social studies teacher, then served as a curriculum director, assistant superintendent and superintendent across three Indiana school districts, large and small. Over that time, I have seen, helped mold, and been shaped by a number of changes in the field, and I have developed in the areas of curriculum and instruction, leadership, and policy development. In my leadership roles, Goshen College always served as a great partner, and now I am honored to be part of a department so connected to the schools in the county and committed to our profession.

Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Indiana State University
Ed.S. in School Administration, Indiana State University
Graduate Licensure in School Administration, Indiana State University
M.A. in English, University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
Graduate Licensure Coursework in Secondary Education, Indiana University-Bloomington
B.A. in English and History, Indiana University-Bloomington

Thalheimer, S. (2021). A little more in the world: Why Amish parents choose to send their children to public schools. Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 9(1):27-54. https://doi.org/10.62192/japas.v09i1n04

Thalheimer, S. (2010). From Advanced Placement student to concurrent enrollment teacher. In K. Hansen and C. Farris (Eds.), College credit for writing in high school: The “”Taking Care of”” Business (pp. 119-137). NCTE.

2021 Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies Article of the Year